Healthcare Hospitals Dental Benefits Benchmarks
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Healthcare Hospitals Employee Benefits Overview
Dental plans typically feature predictable costs and high employee participation rates, making them a staple of most benefit packages.
Our database includes 146 healthcare hospitals employers offering 138 verified benefit plans. DPPO plans dominate, offered by 90% of employers. Fully-Insured funding is the predominant model, used by 77% of industry employers. Most employers offer one plan to employees (59%).
Dental benchmarks cover preventive care coverage, basic and major service cost-sharing, and annual maximums.
Healthcare Hospitals plan design & cost benchmarks
| In-Network Benefits | LimitedBalancedRobust | Your Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Deductible | $29 $43 $70 | $4352Bal |
| Family Deductible | $81 $130 $181 | $13052Bal |
| Annual Maximum | $1,173 $1,662 $2,483 | $1,66252Bal |
| Ortho Lifetime Maximum | $1,072 $1,540 $1,920 | $1,54052Bal |
| Preventive Coverage | 81% 91% 98% | 91%52Bal |
| Basic Coverage | 72% 76% 79% | 76%52Bal |
| Major Coverage | 52% 55% 59% | 55%52Bal |
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Deductibles, copays, coinsurance & out-of-pocket maximums
Monthly employee premium contributions by tier
Total monthly premium costs by coverage tier
Plus full benchmarks for Life, Voluntary Life, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and Stop-Loss.
Plan Type Mix
% of employers offering each
Plan Funding
% of employers by funding
Plans Offered
% of employers by plan count
Healthcare Hospitals Benefits Landscape
Industry trends and benchmarking considerations
Hospital and health system employee benefits reflect the scale and complexity of healthcare delivery organizations. Our benchmarking data shows hospitals overwhelmingly self-fund their medical plans, giving them direct control over plan design. PPO plans remain dominant in this sector, and hospitals typically offer multiple plan options to accommodate diverse workforces spanning clinical, administrative, and support roles.
Key Trends
Self-Funding Dominance
Our data shows 75%+ of hospital systems self-fund their medical plans—significantly higher than the national average across all industries.
Multiple Plan Options
Most hospital employers in our database offer three or more medical plan options, providing choice across PPO, HDHP, and sometimes HMO designs.
Competitive Contribution Rates
Despite cost pressures, hospitals generally maintain competitive employer contribution rates to attract and retain clinical talent in tight labor markets.
Benchmarking Considerations
Hospital benefits benchmarks should account for system size and type. Large integrated health systems and academic medical centers typically show different patterns than community hospitals. Use state filters to compare against regional healthcare employers.
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